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Essays — 40 PDFs & ePubs

40 classic essays books · free in PDF & EPUB

Masters of essays

The authors who built the genre — all their books free in the library.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

6 books in the library →

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

3 books in the library →

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf

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A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift — cover

A Tale of a Tub❦Jonathan Swift

A Tale of a Tub

Jonathan Swift

A year of prophesying by H. G. Wells — cover

A year of prophesying❦H. G. Wells

A year of prophesying

H. G. Wells

Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster — cover

Aspects of the Novel❦E. M. Forster

Aspects of the Novel

E. M. Forster

Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau — cover

Cape Cod❦Henry David Thoreau

Cape Cod

Henry David Thoreau

Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois — cover

Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil❦W. E. B. Du Bois

Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil

W. E. B. Du Bois

Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson — cover

Essays❦Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hawthorne by Henry James — cover

Hawthorne❦Henry James

Hawthorne

Henry James

Intentions by Oscar Wilde — cover

Intentions❦Oscar Wilde

Intentions

Oscar Wilde

Letters on England by Voltaire — cover

Letters on England❦Voltaire

Letters on England

Voltaire

Of the Conduct of the Understanding by John Locke — cover

Of the Conduct of the Understanding❦John Locke

Of the Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill — cover

On Liberty❦John Stuart Mill

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray — cover

The Book of Snobs❦William Makepeace Thackeray

The Book of Snobs

William Makepeace Thackeray

Hawthorne cover

A hidden gem from this shelf

Hawthorne

James reads Hawthorne like a novelist: patient, precise, alert to symbol and place.

The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf — cover

The Common Reader❦Virginia Woolf

The Common Reader

Virginia Woolf

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce — cover

The Devil's Dictionary❦Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

The Mirror of the sea by Joseph Conrad — cover

The Mirror of the sea❦Joseph Conrad

The Mirror of the sea

Joseph Conrad

The People of the Abyss by Jack London — cover

The People of the Abyss❦Jack London

The People of the Abyss

Jack London

The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois — cover

The Souls of Black Folk❦W. E. B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. B. Du Bois

Through The Magic Door by Arthur Conan Doyle — cover

Through The Magic Door❦Arthur Conan Doyle

Through The Magic Door

Arthur Conan Doyle

Walden by Henry David Thoreau — cover

Walden❦Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

What's Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton — cover

What's Wrong with the World❦G. K. Chesterton

What's Wrong with the World

G. K. Chesterton